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Admissions open · Batch 26

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Main Campus

Plot 52, Main Boulevard, Gulberg I (behind KFC, near Customs Public School), Lahore

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0328 299 8888

Online Campus

Live classes, wherever you are, Pakistan-wide

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National Institute of Competitive Studies

Learn today. Lead tomorrow.

آج سیکھیں، کل قیادت کریں

CSS and PMS preparation built around checked writing, not recorded lectures. Small batches, a weekly paper in your own hand, and a teacher who reads every word of it.

30
Students per batch, maximum
40+
Checked papers per student
12
Optional subjects offered
2016
Teaching since

Courses

Pick the whole road, or the part you keep failing.

Every course runs on the same spine: class, written practice, marked return, one-to-one review.

Flagship · 9 months

CSS Complete

All six compulsory papers plus two optional subjects, from foundation to final mock exam.

  • Essay, Précis, GSA, Current Affairs, Pakistan Affairs, Islamiat
  • Two optional subjects of your choice
  • 40+ checked papers, 6 full mock exams
  • Viva & psychological assessment module
Rs 18,000 per month
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Provincial · 7 months

PMS & PCS

Provincial Management Service preparation, tuned to your province's commission and past papers.

  • Punjab, Sindh, KP & Balochistan patterns
  • Provincial current affairs & local government
  • Weekly paper practice in exam format
  • Interview preparation with mock boards
Rs 14,000 per month
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Core · 4 months

English Essay & Précis

The two papers that fail the most candidates, taught as a writing workshop rather than a lecture.

  • Weekly essay: outline, draft, correction
  • Précis, comprehension & idioms under time
  • Grammar repair for weak foundations
  • Personal vocabulary and quotation file
Rs 9,000 per month
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Compulsory only · 5 months

Compulsory Papers

For repeaters who cleared their optionals and need to lift the compulsory side.

  • All six compulsory papers
  • Answer structuring and time management
  • Past-paper walkthrough, session by session
Rs 12,000 per month
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Optional bundles

Optional Subjects

Twelve optionals taught by subject specialists, available as standalone modules.

  • Political Science, International Relations, History, Governance
  • Sociology, Punjabi/Sindhi, Gender Studies
  • Environmental Science, Geography, Law
  • Business Administration, Accounting & Auditing
Rs 6,000 per subject / month
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Final stage · 6 weeks

Interview & Psychological

For candidates who have cleared the written stage and are called for assessment.

  • Mock boards with serving & retired officers
  • Group discussion and command task practice
  • Personal file, dossier and domicile briefing
Rs 25,000 full module
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Open to everyone · rolling

Evaluations & Mock Tests

Write a full paper under exam conditions and get it marked, whether or not you study with us.

  • Full papers in the commission's own format
  • Marked by the faculty who teach the subject
  • Line-by-line correction, not just a score
  • One-to-one discussion of each returned paper
  • Six full mock exams before the written stage
Rs 4,000 per month, unlimited papers
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News & updates

From the institute.

Admissions open for Batch 26

Thirty seats, classes begin 18 August. Counselling sittings run every weekday afternoon until the batch fills.

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Where candidates actually drop out

CSS is not one exam.
It is five gates.

Most aspirants prepare for the syllabus and are surprised by the process. Here is the shape of a typical FPSC year — and what we do at each gate. Tap a stage.

Tap any stage to expand

Figures are rounded approximations of recent FPSC annual reports and are shown to explain the process, not as a guarantee. Update them each year from the official report before publishing.

Our alumni

Stars of NICS.

[Name]

CSS [year]

Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS)

[Name]

CSS [year]

Police Service of Pakistan (PSP)

[Name]

CSS [year]

Foreign Service of Pakistan (FSP)

[Name]

CSS [year]

Inland Revenue Service (IRS)

[Name]

CSS [year]

Pakistan Audit & Accounts Service (PAAS)

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How we teach

Six habits we refuse to compromise on.

Batch size

Thirty seats, then the door closes

A teacher can honestly mark thirty papers a week. Past that, marking becomes ticking. We would rather open a second batch than a bigger one.

Writing

One full paper, every week

Written by hand, in exam conditions, with the same three-hour clock. Returned with corrections in the margin and a mark you can argue with.

Mentorship

One mentor for the whole year

The same teacher tracks your papers from week one to the exam, so nobody has to re-explain your weak spots in December.

Current affairs

A weekly digest you can actually finish

Four pages every Monday: what happened, why it matters, and the two questions it could become. Sourced from the press, not from rumour.

Past papers

Twenty years, sorted by theme

Our paper vault is arranged by topic rather than by year, so you can see how one question has been asked six different ways.

Online

Live classes, not a video library

Remote students join the same live session, submit the same paper by scan, and get the same marked copy back. Recordings are a backup, not the course.

NICS videos

Success stories.

Add a YouTube ID [Student name] — CSS [year], allocated [group] How the Sunday paper changed her writing
Add a YouTube ID [Student name] — CSS [year], [position] in Pakistan Optional subject selection, in his words
Add a YouTube ID [Student name] — PMS [year], [province] Preparing while holding a full-time job

Specialised books for CSS & PMS

NICS publications.

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Free, weekly

The Monday digest, four pages, free.

Current affairs for the week: what happened, why it matters, and the two questions it could become in the paper. Written for candidates, not for traffic.

One email a week during the session. Unsubscribe link in every issue.

We send a confirmation link first, so nobody is added by mistake.

Sit in one class before you pay for any of them.

Demo classes: Every Saturday at 10:00 am. Walk in, take the paper with the batch, decide afterwards.

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